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Cal·vary (kal′və rē)

noun pl. -·ries

  1. Bible the place near Jerusalem where the crucifixion of Jesus took place: Luke 23:33, Matt. 27:33
  2. an outdoor representation of the crucifixion of Jesus
  3. any experience involving intense pain or anguish

Etymology: LL(Ec) Calvaria < L, skull (see calvarium): used to translate Gr kranion, skull (see cranium) & by the Evangelists to transl. Aram gūlgūlthā, Golgotha

Calvary Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: He had 33,000 infantry men, he had 15,000 calvary.

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